Week 9 Discussion – Juan G

This week’s readings were probably my favorite of the entire quarter. They are directly related to what I want to do with my life in the short-medium future. This past summer, I started developing a business plan for an organization that would focus on teaching entrepreneurship, design thinking, and leadership to teenagers in Mexico. The goal of the organization would be: to create problem solvers and entrepreneurs by helping young individuals develop strong design thinking and leadership skills that allow them to find the solution, from the ground up to almost any problem. The teaching would based on many of the principles mentioned in the articles, including, having the students work on creating the solution to a problem that they are very passionate about. Although one can find a maker-space/fablab almost anywhere in the USA, the concept is still very young in Mexico. At the moment, it is usually employed in some universities or entrepreneurship centers. However, I believe that my country would greatly benefit by teaching these skills to teenagers, who could be (after taking a maker space course) be inspired to pursue STEM careers, which could contribute to the economic development of Mexico.